An area high school is under extra security after an early-morning fight sent one person to the hospital and six kids to jail. The fight happened at Butler High School before school started this morning.
School officials told Eyewitness News the fight started as a verbal argument between two girls. The girls were separated and security guards were leading them out of the cafeteria. Officials said that's when the brother of one of the girls jumped in to try and free his sister from security. Authorities said that caused the girl, her brother and the guard to fall, injuring the girl.
During this commotion, officials said four of the girl's friends, all female, jumped in and tried to pull her and her brother away from the security guard. One girl involved in the original argument, her brother and four others were arrested. School officials said classes still started on time and there have been no more disturbances. Extra officers are patrolling the school grounds.
Matthews police officers arrested six students. Three of those students are under the age of 16. The other three students are Brianna Smith Hogan (Top Left), Samantha Tarlton (Right), and Sable Bennett (Lower Left) . According to CMS rules, the students should be suspended.CMS officials said that as of Friday afternoon, they had handed out 1,669 suspensions in high school so far this school year. Since expulsion hearings take time, suspensions are a more accurate way to look at school discipline problems.